Separable pocket garment construction



June 15, 1954 s. VALLONE SEPARABLE POCKET GARMENT CONSTRUCTION FiledNov. 25, 1952 IN V EN TOR. .ML vflra e VflLLO/VE .1 Y TU Patented June15, 1954 SEPARABLE POCKET GARMENT CONSTRUCTION Salvatore Vallone,Brooklyn; N. Y.-.

ApplicationNovember'25, 1952, Serial No. 322,496

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a garment construction, and more particularlyto the adaptation of a pocket within trousers, slacks, shorts and thelike garments which are secured about the Waist of the wearer.

It is an object of the present invention to provide in a garmentconstruction adapted to be retained about the waist of the wearer apocket having a rear panel and a front panel where the front panel isprovided with a vertically extending slide fastener device which isseparable to permit the separation of the front panel from the rear.panel as the garment is opened, and the slidehaving been drawn towardthe bottom of the pocket, and to thereby eliminate the need for a coveror placket to prevent the slide fastener parts from engaging the skin ofthe wearer as would be necessary were the slide fastener placed in therear panel of the pocket.

It is another object of the invention to provide a pocket constructionfor trousers, shorts and the like garments wherein there is a slidefastener arrangement operable by a slide accessible from the interior ofthe pocket and whereby to permit easy access to the interior of thegarment while the waistband is secured about the wearer and wherein theslide fastener is located on the inner side of the pocket and elevatedso as to eliminate any engagement with the hand upon the hand beinginserted into the bottom of the pocket.

Other objects of the invention are to provide trouser or waist supportedgarments having the above objects in mind, which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, where the pocket is easilyinstalled and made a part of the garment, easy to operate and adjust,requires a minimum number of parts, and gives the garment a smooth frontappearance.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the inventionreference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnec tion with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the garment employing the pocketconstruction of the present invention with the pocket parts separatedand the waist band detached, for the purpose of put ting on or removingthe garment;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the side of the garment withthe pocket closed" and the waist band buttoned;

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the pocket before it becomes a part ofthe garment;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on line 6-4 ofFig. 3;

Fig. is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on line- 5-5 of Fig.2, the pocket being I sewed into the garment.

Referring now particularly to the figures,=l0 representsgenerally a pairof shorts having leg portions H and I2 and a waist band it with anoverlapping end l4 having a buttonhole opening !5 adapted to be fastenedto a button It on the opposite'end of the waistband. A button i1 isprovided on the inner side of the waist band 13 and when the waist bandis fastened, this button will be received by a button hole 18.

The trouser leg portion I2 includes a rear panel l9 and a frontpanel 2twhich are stitched together along line 21 up to a point indicated at 22.A pocket 23, shown in Fig. 3, is connected to the rear panel alongitsside edge 21% by a stitching 25, and its inner rear portion 26 which hasthe edge 24 will serve as a part of the leg portion and is connectedalong its upperedge 2'! to the band It as indicated at 28.

A front portion 29 is connected to the rear portion 26 of the pocket bya hem Bil which extends down the inner sideof'the pocket and around thebottom thereof as indicated at (Hand upwardly on'the outer sideof'the-pocket to the point 22.

The upper edge of the front portion is out on a bias as indicated at 32to conform to the shape of the frontpanel 20 of the leg portion I2. Thisfront panel'is cut-as indicated at 33, and the front portion 29- of thepocket is sewed along its inclined edge 32 to the cut edge 33 of thefront panel 28 of the leg portion I2 as indicated by stitching 34.-

The upper edge of'the front portion 29 of the pocket which-isrelatively'narrow as indicated at 35- and including one strip 36 of aslide fastener device. Another slide fastener 3! is connected along theinner'edge of the pocket under the hem 39 and these slide fastenerelements 38 and 31 thus lie on the front portion of the pocket. They areseparated and closed by a slide 88 having a handle 39 thatis accessiblefrom the inner side of the'pocket:

2'! but is connectedwith the edge 35 to the front panel 29 under thewaist band;

t will be seenthat the'slide fasteners lie wholly in the-front portion29'iofthe'pocket and on the side of the pocket away from the skin 'of'the wearer of the garment. Accordingly, it is unnecessary to provide anyprotection beyond the protection which is had from the rear portion ofthe pocket in order to keep the slide fastener away from the skin of thewearer. The slide fastener is accessible from the inside of the Theupper end of zipper fastener 31 as indicated at 40 is loosefrom the rearedge pocket and lies on the outer or front side of the pocket and awayfrom the skin of the wearer. Inasmuch as it is unnecessary to provide aplacket over the slide fastener to protect the wearer, as would be thecase would the slide fastener be provided on the rear portion 26 of thepocket, the expense and cost of producing trousers, shorts and the likewith pockets is reduced.

l Also, the rear portion 26 of the pocket will form a part of the frontpanel 26, that is the part that is connected to the rear panel l9 asindicated at 25 and has its upper edge connected to the end of the waistband it as indicated at 28.

The slide fastener device extends only part way down the front portionof the pocket, leaving the bottom of the pocket free to receivearticles. The pocket can be used, and the hand placed in the bottom ofthe pocket without interference from the slide fastener, as the slidefastener is located close to the inner side of the pocket and upwardlyaway from the bottom thereof.

A belt 12 can be passed through loops :3 and 3% on the waist band, andafter the waist band has been connected together by the bottom buttonsl6 and ll, the belt t2 can be fastened. End 45 having hoies will thus beslipped through buckle i! and fastened in the usual manner. The slidehandle 3:? will be pulled upwardly to cause the slide 33 to close theslide fastener elements 35 and El. The slide handle 39 of the slide canbe thereafter looked upon itself in the usual manner.

To remove the garment the belt 42 can be released, thereafter thebuttons 55 and I? will be released, and the slide fastener handle 35-)will be pulled downwardly by reaching inside the pocket and pullingdownwardly on the handle 39. The completion of this operation rendersthe shorts easy to remove.

On the opposite side of the shorts, an ordinary pocket 48 may beprovided, as there is no necessity to open the shorts at two locations.However, it will be understood that a similar pocket can be fashioned atthe opposite sides of the shorts, if it is desired to open the shorts attwo locations. A pleat 49 is provided in the front panel 20 of the legportion l2 and a similar pleat 5!) is provided in the front of the legportion H. The leg portions of the shorts can respectively have theusual cuffs 5i and 52 respectively, and the seat of the shorts can beformed in the usual manner.

It should now be apparent that there has been provided a garmentconstruction wherein the pocket is built into the garment, the rearportion of the pocket becoming a part of the front panel 1 of the pocketand the separable part of the front panel of the leg having the frontportion of the pocket connected thereto so as to be adjustable therewithupon the slide fastener device being released. The slide fastener deviceis, as will be seen, a part of the front portion of the pocket and isthus away from the skin of the wearer. It will also be apparent that thepocket is so formed at its rear portion that the wearer is protectedfrom the slide fastener. If the slide fastener had been provided in therear portion of the pocket, it would have been necessary to provide anextra placket and stitching operation upon the pocket. It will thus beseen that the pocket construction has been considerably simplified forgarments of this type.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A garment construction comprising a waist band portion havingseparable ends and leg portions depending therefrom, one of the legportions having front and rear panels, said front panel having its toppart separable from the side of the rear panel. along the side of theleg portion whereby to provide a space for a side pocket, a pocketstructure having a rear portion connected to the rear panel of the legportion along the side thereof and along its upper edge to one end ofthe waist band, said pocket further having a front portion connected tothe separable part of the front panel of the leg portion, said frontportion of the pocket being severed vertically parallel to the inneredge of the pocket in front of the rear portion and having slidefastener elements on the severed parts and lying in front of the rearportion and a slide element accessible from the inside of the pocket,whereby the rear portion serves as a guard to protect the wearers skinfrom being in ured by the slide fastener elements.

2. A garment construction comprising a Waist band portion having endsseparable at one side of the garment, leg portions depending from thewaist band portion, a pocket structure having front and rear portions,one of said leg portions having front and rear panels, said rear portionof the pocket structure being connected at its upper edge to the waistband portion at one end thereof and vertically along the side edge ofthe rear panel of the leg portion, said front panel of the leg portionbeing connected to the other end of the waist band and partly separablefrom the side edge of the rear panel of the leg portion, said frontpanel being cut on a bias from the side edge of the rear panel inwardlyand upwardly to the waist band portion, said pocket structure having itsfront portion also cut on a corresponding bias and connected to the biascut of the separable front panel, said front portion 7 of the pocketstructure being separable from the inner edge of the rear portion andslide fastener elements connected between the inner edge of the rearportion of the pocket structure and the front portion of the pocketstructure, said slide fastener elements lying wholly within the confinesof the rear portion of the pocket structure and in front thereof, and afastener slide accessible from the inside of the pocket for operatingthe slide fastener element, whereby the rear portion of the pocketstructure serves as a guard for the slide fastener elements and theslide to prevent inj ury to the skin of the wearer.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 2,209,? 18 Falkovitz July 30, 1940 2,366,862 Latter Jan. 9,1945 93,795 Rhoads et a1 Apr. 22, 1952

